JEST 2009 Exam Notice -Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) New

JEST is conducted for
selecting candidates to be interviewed for admission to Ph. D. Programmes in
Physics/ Theoretical Computer Science in these institutions in the country.

Applications are invited from motivated students, with consistently good
academic record, for appearing in JEST leading to enrolment in a Ph. D.
Programme in Physics (including various inter-disciplinary research areas in
Physics)/ Theoretical Computer Science, at any of the 21 premier participating
institutions.

JEST score forms an important component in the selection of candidates for the
Ph.D. programmes in these institutions.

JEST 2009 Participating Institutes

ARIES, Nainital

IIA, Bangalore

IISc, Bangalore

IISER
MOHALI, Mohali

IISER PUNE, Pune

IUCAA, Pune

JNCASR, Bangalore

NCRA, Pune

PRL, Ahmedabad

RRI, Bangalore

SNBNCBS, Kolkata

BARC, Mumbai

UGC-DAE CSR, Indore

HRI, Allahabad

IGCAR, Kalpakkam

IMSc, Chennai

IOP, Bhubaneswar

IPR, Gandhinagar

RRCAT, Indore

INP, Kolkata

VECC, Kolkata

Minimum Qualifications & Selection Procedures

Ph.D. Programme (PHYSICS)

M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech.
in related disciplines. Candidates with M.Sc. in Mathematics and B.Tech (in Engg
Physics/Applied Physics/Post B.Sc. Hons only) will also be considered at IIA.
Graduates with a B.E. or B.Tech. will also be considered at IISc, IMSc, IUCAA,
JNCASR, NCRA, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune and SNBNCBS. At IPR candidates
should have a Masters degree in Physics, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics,
etc. with at least 55% aggregate. Talented final year B. Sc. Graduates will also
be considered for pre-selection at IUCAA.

Ph.D. Programme (Theoretical Computer
Science)

M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / M.C.A. in Computer
Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the
mathematical aspects of computer science. Talented B.Sc. / B.E. / B.Tech.
graduates will also be considered for integrated M.Sc.- Ph.D. programme.

Integrated M.Sc. - Ph.D. Programme

At HRI, candidates with a
Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the integrated M.Sc. - Ph.D.
programme in Physics.

At IMSc, graduates with B.Sc. /
B.E. / B. Tech. degree will also be considered for admission to M.Sc. (by
Research) programme in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an
integrated Ph.D. programme.

At SNBNCBS, graduates with B.Sc.
(Physics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the integrated
Post-B.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.

At IIA, graduates with B.Sc.
(Physics/Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the
integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.

Integrated M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA

At IIA, graduates with M.Sc.
(Physics / Applied Physics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered
for the integrated M.Tech-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.
Details of the programme can be found on the IIA webpages.

Mere qualifying in JEST does not
entitle one to get a Research Fellowship. Using the JEST results, each institute
will call a limited number of candidates for its further selection procedure
depending on its requirements. All candidates selected after interview will
receive Research Fellowship from the respective institutes.